Statewide Transportation Planning

The Statewide Planning focus area page is a one-stop shop for resources about the statewide
transportation planning process on the
TPCB website. It inclues links to publications, legislation and guidance, recent
peer events, upcoming calendar events, and related websites.

Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework, 3rd Edition
NEW!The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework (the Framework), third edition, is a manual to help transportation agencies and their partners assess the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure and systems to extreme weather and climate effects. It also can help agencies integrate climate adaptation considerations into transportation decisionmaking. The Framework provides an in-depth and structured process for conducting a vulnerability assessment. The Framework describes the primary steps involved in conducting a vulnerability assessment. For each step the Framework features examples from assessments conducted nationwide between 2010 and 2017 and includes links to related resources that practitioners can access for additional information.

Success in Stewardship: Case Studies Highlighting Benefits of Multimodal Roadway Design and Green Infrastructure
NEW!The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently published a set of case studies as part of its efforts to document and promote connected pedestrian and bicycle networks in communities throughout the United States. The case studies are designed to provide information for agencies interested in improvements to their pedestrian and bicycle networks that incorporate green infrastructure and resiliency benefits. The information provided on stormwater and mobility benefits will help communities better understand the variety of goals and outcomes they can achieve through their projects.

TR News Publishes Alternative Contracting Methods Research
NEW!A featured article in the July-August 2018 issue of the TR News examines the latest application and implementation of alternative contracting methods for faster project delivery of transportation infrastructure.
The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles that profile of transportation professionals, workshop and conference announcements, new book notices, and news of TRB activities. Submissions of manuscripts for possible publication are accepted at any time.
Copies of the TR News may be purchased individually or ordered on an annual subscription basis. TRB policy is to release the full PDF version of a TR News four months after its release in print format.

State Long Range Transportation Database and accompanying Synthesis Report - The searchable database contains information
from a review of long-range transportation plans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The database presents information on how individual plans address ten different transportation
planning topics. The accompanying report provides analysis from the review and summarizes
detailed findings on eight topics: 1) plan types, 2) implementation, 3) guiding principles,
strategies, and objectives, 4) performance measures, 5) financial planning and analysis, 6)
systems planning, 7) livability and sustainability, and 8) climate change. The database was
updated in 2012 to include information from 15 plans that were amended or updated since publication
of the first database in 2010. A brief review of key themes and trends from the amended or
updated plans is presented here. The synthesis report
was produced in 2010 and thus does not include information on the 15 amended or updated plans.

Statewideplanning.org - An American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Planning website that identifies and shares resources and best practices on statewide
transportation planning practice.

The Transportation Planning Process: Key Issues
(the "Briefing Book") - The "Briefing Book" is a primer to help you better
understand Federal transportation planning regulations and requirements at the statewide and
metropolitan planning levels.

Planning and Environment Linkages - This website offers a wealth of information developed and compiled by the FHWA and its partners to assist in strengthening planning and environment linkages.

Planning and Operations - This website contains
numerous resources to help planners and operators gain insight into the links between the
two fields. This site has a resource library of documents, presentations, and reports on current
practices. It also contains a toolbox that gives examples of best practices, a calendar of
upcoming relevant events, as well as a listing of courses that span the two disciplines.

Statewideplanning.org
- An American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing
Committee on Planning website that identifies and shares resources and best practices on statewide
transportation planning practice.